Jun 04, 2025  
2025-2026 UH Mānoa Catalog 
  
2025-2026 UH Mānoa Catalog

Global Environmental Science, BS/Public Health, MPH


Epidemiology Emphasis

In collaboration with the Department of Public Health Sciences, the program offers a combined Bachelor of Science in GES and Master of Public Health, Epidemiology Emphasis (MPH) pathway that helps students earn both degrees in five years. This pathway allows GES students to earn eleven (11) graduate-level credits that apply to the MPH degree, in addition to the nine (9) upper-division credits that will be double-counted towards both GES and MPH degrees, in their senior year. Once in the MPH program, after graduating with their GES BS degree, students take the remaining 22 credits necessary to complete the MPH degree.

5-Year Plan


This is a sample academic plan. Students should meet with an academic advisor prior to registration to formulate their own plan.

Year 1


Total Credits 31


Year 2


Total Credits 62


Year 3


Total Credits 94


Year 4


Total Credits 120


Grad Year 2


Total Credits 153


Notes:

Students must take placement exams in order to register for CHEM 161  and MATH 241 .
Students must incorporate all focus requirements into this plan. Focus designations (i.e., W, E, O, H) are CRN specific and semester specific.
Minimum 45 upper division (300+ course) credits are required. PH 310  is gateway course for MPH program, PH 445  is recommended undergrad UD elective.
*Approved Global Environmental Science Required Coupled Systems Courses for 4+1 is PH 310 , PH 655 , PH 663 , and PH 664 .
*Nine double counted credits PH 655 , PH 663 , and PH 664  used by GES BS and MPH.
Submit graduate application with Graduate Division for MPH program by Year 3 Spring, and notice of acceptance in Year 3 Spring. Undergraduate commencement
with BS in GES Year 4 Spring; start as classified MPH graduate student Year 5 fall. Year 5 students take the remaining 22 credits necessary to complete the MPH degree.

Projected graduate with MPH Year 5 Spring. The MPH is a Plan B program.
^Eleven excess credits that are not used for the undergraduate GES degree but are put aside for the MPH are PH 600 , PH 656 PH 658 , and PH 681 .
Advising for GES will be conducted by SOEST; advising for MPH will be conducted by PH.
Department of Oceanography: MSB 205; (808) 956-2913; ges@soest.hawaii.edu; www.soest.hawaii.edu/oceanography/GES
GES Undergraduate Chair: Michael Guidry, PhD; MSB 205E; (808) 956-9935; guidry@hawaii.edu
PH Coordinator: Denise Nelson-Hurwitz, PhD; Biomed D-203; (808) 956-3089; denisene@hawaii.edu